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SASMA DIGITAL STRATEG

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21 January 2004

AGENDA

Purpose

Current capabilities
Plan of attack

Training capabilities in FY04 -
Issues and challenges

PURPOSE

To provide the TRADOC Digital
Training Conference an update
briefing on USASMA's Digital
Training Capabilities Strategy .

Discuss issues and challenges
in accomplishing strategy

ARMY DIGITAL TRAINING

STRATEGY

" First sergeant, battle staff
NCO, and sergeant major
instruction must also include
common digital C4ISR systems
as well as branch-specific
subsystems to support
integrator and battle-command
decision-maker level training . "

MISSION

Support digital battle command and
battle staff training throughout the
Army.

Educate NCOs on the capabilities of the
Army Battle command System (ABCS).

Enable NCOs to practice the
fundamentals of digital battle command.

Integrate simulations and collaborative
training.

Plan and conduct robust
exercise/capstone events.

Ensure flexibilitv as new technoloav.

CURRENT CAPABILITIES

5 classrooms with MCS and FBCB2 capability

CURRENT CAPABILITIES

FBCB2 instructors MCS- Light

instructors

CURRENT CAPABILITIES

Simulations Center with BBS 6.x

PLAN OF ATTACK

FY04 - CRAWL: Overview, hands-on
familiarization, and staff user training,

FY05 - WALK: Overview, staff user
training, integrator training, and initial
collaborative training

FY06 - RUN: Overview, staff user
training, integrator training,
collaborative training, and leader
training

FY07 - SUSTAIN/IMPROVE: Continue to

improve training based on feedback and

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Digital Training in FY04 -

Crawl

Currently - 2 nd quarter

* 2 hours of ABCS overview training
in Battle Staff Course

* 2 hours of ABCS overview training
in Sergeant Major Course

• 4 + hours of hands on FBCB2
training in FSC focusing on
capabilities and reports

• 4 + hours of hands on FBCB2
training in Battle Staff focusing on
capabilities and overlays

Digital Training in FY04 -

Crawl

Cont.

3 rd quarter

* 2 hours of ABCS overview training
in Battle Staff Course

• 4 + hours of hands on FBCB2
training in FSC focusing on
capabilities and reports

• 4 + hours of hands on FBCB2
training in Battle Staff focusing on
capabilities and overlays

* 4-8 hours of MCS training in Battle
Staff focusing on plans, orders, and

Digital Training in FY04 - Crawl

Cont.

4 th quarter

* 8 hours of FBCB2 training in FSC
focusing on:

Capabilities

Reports

Blue Force Tracking

• 20 hours of FBCB2/MCS/ABCS training
in Battle Staff focusing on:

ABCS overview
FBCB2 capabilities/Blue Force
Tracking

Digital Training in FY05 - Walk

Pilot and validate 40 additional hours of
digital training in Battle Staff NCO Course:

* In depth overview of all digital systems,
networking, and communications.

* TOC Operations, set-up and SOPs.

* Digital MDMP process and tools.

* Maintenance and troubleshooting of
systems

Pilot and validate 12 hours of ABCS/FBCB2
training in First Sergeant Course:
Capabilities
Blue Force Tracking
1SG tasks/reports

Digital Training in FY05 - Walk

Cont.

Pilot and validate digital training in
Sergeants Major Course

* Electives

* Schedule rotation

* Combination

* Install systems in each small group room

Pilot and validate digital CPX
JCATS DBST LOD

Develop Digital Battle Staff NCO job aid
Develop Digital First Sergeant Course job aid

Digital Training in FY06 - Run

Fully digital Battle Staff NCO Course including
digital end of course CPX. (40 +/- hours
additional training)

Digital training fully implemented in First
Sergeant Course. (12 +/- hours additional
training)

Digital training available to all Sergeants Major
Course students.

Pilot and validate VTT Digital Battle Staff
Course.*

Pilot and validate VTT Digital First Sergeant
Course.*

Digital Training in FY07 -
S ustain/lmprove

Digital Battle Staff NCO Course with integrated
digital CPX (40 +/- hours additional training)

Digital VTT Battle Staff Course available to
qualified sites

Digital VTT First Sergeant Course available to
qualified sites

Digital First Sergeant Course (12 +/- hours
additional training)

Digital training fully implemented into Sergeants
Major Course

UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY
Implementing Army's Digital Training Strategy

DIGITAL BATTLE COMMAND (ABCS)

AWARENESS STAFF USER INTEGRATOR LEAC

COLLECTIVE / EXERCISES

ER SIM CO BN/BDE

BSNCOC

All

; -Lecture
-Video

MCS

FBCB2

BCS3

ABCS

(-)

-1C ATS
-DBST-LOD

X

X

FSC

All

-Lecture

-Video

FBCB2

FBCB2

-ICATS

-DBST-LOD

X

SMC

All

-Lecture

-Video

GCCS/

GCCS-A

MCS

ASAS

AFATDS

AMDWS

BCS3

FBCB2

ABCS

(-)

TBD

-ICATS

-DBST-LOD

X

X

X

CSMD

All

-Lecture

-Video

FBCB2

X

NRS

All

-IMI

TBD

-ICATS

-DBST-LOD

X

X

X

NEAR TERM ISSUES

Acquisition and implementation of MCS
6.3. 3. 3 SQL

Training development

* Added mission requires additive
resources

* Instructors will be developers too

Staff and faculty training

* SGI and system SME integration

Scheduling of digital classrooms

* 5 classrooms and current student load

* projected student load

Installation of systems into additional
classrooms

* 16 classrooms

CHALLENGES

Network accreditation

VTT Courses

•ABCS Security issues

DL Operator level instruction for FBCB2 and
MCS

• increases level of instruction in courses
Software Licensing
LDIF for Institutions for training
Common Scenario's for training

QUESTIONS

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